Good day,

Hope all is well in the world of caps.

I hope that this post is relevant, and that somebody might assist me in my endeavor to repair a laptop I have for my better half.

I was gifted with a HP 630 laptop, with a Core i3 CPU, 4gb of RAM and 500gb HDD due to the fact that it was not charging. After I replaced the charger I found that it was working quite well on battery, but could not charge or run from the charger.

Upon investigation I found the following bummer:


And the best closeup I could get:
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Good day

Just a quick hello from a South African enthusiast..

I have no qualifications nor do I do this as a living, but I find myself quite interested when it comes to electronics, micro electronics, and fixing things

From browsing experience, I believe that I will find what I need here.

Thank you for this amazing forum!

Kindest regards,
Me